Monday 11 Jul 2022

July 11: Luke 17:26-36

Key Verse: Luke 17:28
It was the same in the days of Lot. People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building.

Devotion:
These descriptions of the time when Christ will return should make us stop and think about what we are doing with our lives. Each time when God has appointed a time, many people did not see those times coming because they were too busy living their lives – be it in a good way or a bad way, they were focused on their lives instead of God’s warning or pending time limit.

When it was time for Noah to save the few people the rest of the world was busy enjoying their lives and continuing without listening to God’s warnings. When Lot had warned the people about God’s pending judgement, the people ignored Lot and continued on in their own ways. When Christ comes again the same will be happening – many people will be ignoring what God has promised and the warnings we have had and they will be too busy focusing on themselves to notice Christ’s return!

Believers and non believers will be separated in an instant because the non believers will be focused on themselves whilst the believers should be focused on God. The moment Christ return will separate the people who are obeying God and those who are not! Friends and families will be split up. Co-workers will be separated. People will not see it coming unless they are looking to God and watching and waiting.

We need to remember warning words like these so that we are ready for the time when Christ does return. It will be in an instant where we could quite easily miss it if we are focused on the world instead of on God.

Points to Ponder:
Do you prepare for events in your future?

How well have you prepared for Christ’s return?